A short-stacked Brett Richey got all in preflop holding the and was out in front of Uzair Mulla's . While Richey got it in good, the flop was disaster as it gave Mulla two pair. The turn improved Mulla to a full house and left Richey in need of an ace on the river, but it was not meant to be as the useless peeled off.
Ben Tollerene Has Had a Tumultuous Day 1 to Say the Least
After the unusual situation involving his missing stack was resolved, online sicko Ben Tollerene has patiently put those chips to use, but an opponent's suckout in what was a great spot for Tollerene just cost him a chunk of change.
We caught the action with the board reading , and Tollerene facing a slightly less than pot-sized bet of 3,200, which he eventually called after a minute of thought.
On the river, both players tapped the table, and Tollerene quickly announced "jack-six" for two pair.
"I got lucky..." his opponent said sheepishly, while turning over the for a rivered Broadway straight. He had been running a substandard two pair against Tollerene's jacks and sixes, but found gin on fifth street.
Tollerene could only squint at the board while squeezing his cards a bit tighter, before rearranging the player's four cards to show how badly he was beaten on the turn.
"This hand was looking really good for me right here," he said, while moving the opponent's to align with their counterparts on the board.
Despite the bad beat, Tollerene's smile never faded, and he appears to truly enjoy competing here at the WSOP after crushing the world's elite online players for the last few years.
With the board reading , Doug Lee moved all-in and put Marvin Rettenmaier to a test for most of the German pro's chips. An opponent was still left to act, making Rettenmaier's decision even tougher, but eventually he elected to make the call.
The third opponent quickly called as well, rolling over for a straight on the turn, which put him on level footing with Lee and his .
Rettenmaier could only shake his head in response, unable to produce a superior holding. His stack took a major hit, while Lee chipped up by chopping the pot.
We came across a big hand over at Table 17 when Jeremy Ausmus and an unknown player in the big blind engaged in battle on a flop. The big blind ended up being all in, and with about 20,000 on the line, the hands were tabled.
Ausmus:
Big Blind:
The big blind had a pair of jacks while Ausmus, who recently finished in eighth place in the World Series of Poker National Championship, had a pair of sixes and a flush draw. The turn gave the big blind a bigger lead with two pair, but the river hit Ausmus with trips.
Ausmus sent his opponent to the rail and chipped up to 40,000 in the process.
Meanwhile, WSOP bracelet winner Ken Aldridge has been eliminated from the tournament.
After more than 1,000 players sat down to begin this Day 1, the expectation was to hit the money bubble sometime tomorrow, but unusually steady stream of players busting out throughout the last few hours has left the remaining 150+ runners tantalizingly close to a WSOP cash.
A total of 117 players will make the money in this event, min-cashing for $2,618, and at the moment just 153 still have chips in play. With more than a full level left to play before we bag and tag for the evening, there is an outside chance that the money bubble may be reached tonight, which would be rare occurrence for such a large field and a three-day event.
The game of Pot-Limit Omaha is known for its wild swings though, and today may just be an example of the extreme variance associated with this increasingly popular poker variant.
We watched Joseph Cheong, who you may rememeber from the 2010 "November Nine" WSOP Main Event Final Table, get his last 20,400 into the middle with the board reading .
After one opponent made the call to put Cheong at risk, another went deep into the tank, agonizing over his decision while telling the table he had a straight. Eventually, after squeezing his cards in apparent agony, that player released his hand and Cheong quickly announced he had a straight as well.
Tabling the , Cheong showed that by bricking his flush draw, he had ran smack into a runner-runner straight. His lone remaining opponent could not beat it, and a fairly large pot was pushed to Cheong.
With just 60+ eliminations left until we reach the money bubble, play has resumed here in the Brasilia Room here on Day 1 of this $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha event.
and was out in front of Uzair Mulla's 
. While Richey got it in good, the 
flop was disaster as it gave Mulla two pair. The 
turn improved Mulla to a full house and left Richey in need of an ace on the river, but it was not meant to be as the useless 
peeled off.
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, and Tollerene facing a slightly less than pot-sized bet of 3,200, which he eventually called after a minute of thought.
river, both players tapped the table, and Tollerene quickly announced "jack-six" for two pair.
for a rivered Broadway straight. He had been running a substandard two pair against Tollerene's jacks and sixes, but found gin on fifth street.
, Doug Lee moved all-in and put Marvin Rettenmaier to a test for most of the German pro's chips. An opponent was still left to act, making Rettenmaier's decision even tougher, but eventually he elected to make the call.
for a straight on the turn, which put him on level footing with Lee and his 
.
turn gave the big blind a bigger lead with two pair, but the 
river hit Ausmus with trips.
